“Rumors sound of galleries asking artists for up-sized art and more of it... Everything winds up set to maximum in order to feed the beast. Bigness is not all bad. There's something pleasing about large, well-lit spaces. But the bigness has also led to a narrowing of sensibilities, by making it very hard for any but the glitziest works to get traction.” WellsArtHardArtistOrderSoundSpaceWindAskingBeastSensibilityLitMaximumRumorGalleryTraction Author:Jerry Saltz
“The quilt format is highly appropriate for repetition and serialization. Formal issues of balance and color, space and light in landscape are endlessly engaging. I try to use the medium to its maximum, pushing well beyond tradition.” TryingWellsUseLightSpaceIssuesColorBalanceTraditionMediumsLandscapeAppropriatePushingFormalRepetitionEngagingMaximumFormatQuilts Author:Elizabeth Barton